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Dream and Discover South Italy: Puglia and Gargano

Let’s Go Gargano!

The Gargano is a magical place and we hope to help you discover and experience one of the most unique regions of Italy. This tiny peninsula at the top of Italy’s boot is part of Puglia (Apulia), a region as diverse in geography as it is in culture. It has everything one could hope to find when dreaming of la dolce vita, the ‘sweet life’. The heart of the region includes Italy’s largest national park and theUmbraForest which cascades down toward the limestone cliffs of theAdriatic Sea. Narrow bands of white, sandy beaches dot the coastline. Spectacular towns like Peschici, Vieste and Rodi di Gargano crown the cliffs, each a delightful jumble of white stone and medieval masonry

A Holiday in Puglia is a holiday surrounded by nature: the national parks of the Gargano and Murge, the marine reserves at the Tremiti Islands, the many protected zones, the innumerable archaeological sites and the beautiful Beaches lapped by the crystal clear waters of the Puglian Adriatic Sea. Puglia is also a region of history and culture; a history and culture which can be seen in the ever present symbolic religious traditions that continue in this region to this day.

This place is also a land of an ancient wine and food culture: a culture that can be savoured everyday in the simple and delicious traditional dishes and wines of Puglia. Puglia is this and so much more: a holiday at a Consorzio Gargano Incoming resort will enable you to know and live the many charms of the region ensuring a truly memorable vacation.

Vico del Gargano is known as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy for its characteristic historic town centre divide into three medieval quarters; Civita, Terra and Casale; a town rich in traditions, including the celebrations for the feast day of patron St Valentine during which the town streets are adorned with local citrus branches and the evocative procession of the Messa Pazza on Good Friday. Part of Vico del Gargano, on the coast road between Peschici and Rodi Garganico, San Menaio is first among seaside tourist destinations on the Gargano.

Several lookout towers, built to watch out for incursions, mainly Saracen, remain in fairly well preserved state; in particular the towers of Monte Pucci and of Preposti. Among the citrus groves and pinewoods of Pineta Marzini numerous villas lie hidden where the blue sea and the green woodlands make for evocative surroundings. During a stay at a Pizzicato EcO Bed and breakfast you will be able to enjoy unforgettable days by the sea as well as comfortably reach both the town